How to Interpret the Bible CORRECTLY: exegesis & hermeneutics

How to interpret and understand the Bible correctly: through exegesis and hermeneutics! Understanding the Bible and interpreting it correctly can seem overwhelming and like a huge impossible task with some passages of scripture, which is why today I will define exegesis and explain hermeneutics and we will talk about what roles they play in understanding the meaning of the Bible and what the text is actually saying. How we study the Bible really effects how we live out and obey the Bible, so using and understanding exegesis and hermeneutics is critical! LET'S DIVE IN!

If you are new here, HI! My name is Faith and I am a mom of two toddlers, full time seminary student, and pastor's wife. I love Bible studies and bible journaling and could do it all day long! This is my passion- to study and love the Word and then to capture it here, not to just show you how to faith a life, but to encourage and equip you to live a life of faith!
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[misskteentalks]

You did a wonderful job on explaining to us how to interpret the Bible 💯❤️

[mariamoreno]

I like your enthusiasm, even the we have a indifferent views of faith since I am catholic.

[rebeccaadelsberger]

Gonna marathon your videos! Super enjoy your content.

[laurenstelly]

I wanted to thank you for your obedience to the Lord. I found this video while searching hermeneutics & by extension, fell in love with your channel. I was also looking for a new Bible at the same time, & almost got a wide margin journaling Bible (because I take LOTS of nerd notes), but then I saw your interleaved Bible. I didn’t know this is exactly what I needed. Now I can’t pull myself out of the Word! I could (& sometimes do) spend hours a day in my Bible now!

[LilliansStory]

Faith, I just love you and your channel. You have been such a blessing to me. There are a lot of channels out there that show ways to decorate our Bibles, but you give us meat and potatoes. Thank you for following God's direction.

[killhannaah]

I have bought the book 'How to read the Bible for all its worth' and am reading it at the moment. I find it quite dense. I'm reading it in English, my native lanuage is Dutch (good at English though) but there is a lot of info in this book!! I'm curious to learn about reading the Bible !! I have done a Bible school for a year when I was sixteen, (28 now) but have not retained everything I learned. And I notice that in every season of my life God might teach me the same thing, but it works out different and it is amazing!! His Word is always relevant and never gets old.

[rebekahmackenzie]

Thank you! 💖. This is something I am trying to get better at, understand context. I wasn't taught thy when I was younger. Now that I am understanding things better, I wish some churches taught these things. Thank you for all of the work and effort you put into your videos. I and everyone else really appreciate it.

[mrsjkamp]

Off topic, but I love, love, LOVE how you start almost every video with a story that ties in with your topic. LOVE it. :) Thank you!

[MoniM_]

I just found your channel and I am so happy. I am getting deeper into the Word so I am watching all 56 videos of the playlist. do you have a video on verse mapping? I could listen to you explain things every single day! my husband is so happy because he has been encouraging me to find a channel that really speaks to me and help me go deeper int he word. thank you!

[mariamoreno]

I enjoy your explanation since been a catholic what's teached culture, history, traditions, chronology since the catholic Church put the bible together to show how humanity can get closer to God in relationship, love, faith to give glory to Him only. Thanks this is what all Christians need to be doing. God bless you.

[latoyabolt]

Jesus Christ is the Word. John 1:1
Salvation through Jesus Christ should always be a part of our study and sermons. I appreciate this video because you 're such a good teacher. I finally understand this exegesis and hermeneutics. I think it will make my bible study more fun now. I like to learn. Thank you.

[cynthiadrepaul]

I wish I could give you more likes 👍🏼 you deserve them Sis!! I love this video!!

[zxsmbgc]

Dear Faith. Thank you for sharing with us the joy of studying the Bible. If it's possible, would you video review the following article concerning the question of interpretative authority and Sola Scriptura?

Bryan Cross, Solo Scriptura, Sola Scriptura, and the Question of Interpretive Authority, Called to Communion, 2009.

[cindyjohnston]

That was good stuff! 🙌🏻 I cannot thank you enough! ❤️

[WandaSkeens-tqug]

I have been looking for help with understanding and applying God's word you my life.. he's word is what draws us closer to him.
I'm so excited to find You on here. I know God has lead me to your channel!! You are such a blessing. God bless you and your family

[Peter-GG]

Great video. I think it's important for Christians to recognize *both* that Scripture is God's perfect, infallible Word and that God chose to speak it in and through many different, very human, sometimes even quite messy particularities, such as various literary styles and even accounts from different perspectives, as in your Samuel/Kings vs. Chronicles example. Sometimes we get this even in a single book -- e.g., I once wrote a paper on how Proverbs deliberately brings together opposing statements in some areas (the best example is how Prov 26:4 and 26:5 give literally opposite instructions!) Perhaps we shouldn't take this analogy too far, but I do think we can link it with our understanding of Jesus himself as 100% divine *and* 100% human. It's both/and, not either/or. So for Scripture too, if we want to understand what God is saying in specific texts, we need to interpret them in light of their human circumstances as well.

[NC-oukc]

Thank you for taking time to teach us God’s word; I am grateful. I thank God; and for ministry.

[MrAlanKendall]

Praying the prayers in Ephesians 1:16-23 and Ephesians 3:14-21 for yourself is like getting a doctorate in Theology!

I prayed the prayers in Ephesians 1:16-23 and Ephesians 3:14-21 for myself every morning and night for six months in 1979 and God started to give me revelations on healing and deliverance. The first revelation that I had was that Mark 16:17 is saying that all Believers have authority over the devil in the name of Jesus and Mark 16:18 says that all believers have anointing to pray for the sick (I John 2:27).


Yvonne in 1979 walked into a disco-tech and became blind, mute and paralyzed, She was in a hospital for months. We broke the power of the devil over her and she was send home completely normal.

My Wife fell out of a 2 story window when she was 3 and cracked her scalp. Afterwards she had convulsions for 17 years. The Churches taught her Mark 9:29 to pray and fast. She prayed and fasted thousands of days, and thousands of hours on her knees. She begged God thousands of times with no results. When she married me I showed her Mark 16:17 says to cast out, not pray out, not fast out. She has now been normal for 35 years.

January 1, 2006 I made the goal of praying the prayers in Ephesians every day for myself and I did so 360 times in 2006. God revealed to me to sell my house and buy it back 5 years later. I sold the home and bought it back for 1/3rd the price.

I prayed the Prayers in Ephesians every morning and night for relatives that and within weeks they were saying things like, "God is talking to me, I am conscious that God is talking to me." And their spiritual eyes were opened.

[yreldafernandez]

I love watching your videos and I love reading my bible everyday and night it makes me feel so closer to God thanks for that your help love you lots of ✝️❤

[melisawagner]

Thank you for everything I watch you and I can understand you what you are saying alote of people talk over me but it seems like you talk down to earth were I can understand